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Harleyquin
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#24 End
Long awaited showdown between San Galgano and what's left in the Fourland Kingdom which can oppose him. As expected from the King of Spades, the only thing which really stalls him are other Players, and for the first time Love-P is actually outmatched in sheer power and prowess. No other Players from the Klondike Family were involved after Ban's death, and whatever cards the Royals had were all placed at their disposal for eventual nullification. So it really did come down to Finn and Chris to finish the job, with the former re-enacting the first ever Galgano defeat centuries later. It looks like Flann was too far gone to be saved once the initial negotiations were interrupted. Even if they did break the connection between Flann and the King of Spades, too many lives had been taken and too much destroyed by San Galgano that Flann would have been a dead man anyway. Finn just about got off the shot in time, with Plan B execution to perfection thanks to Chris's immortality being fully restored to what it was at the start of Season One. Detective Sugar did get her justice, as the foolish prince overplayed his hand thinking he was alone and had all the time in the world to pull off the assassination. I don't think we'll ever know why he was so desperate to become king; maybe Ban was right in that he was just spoiled and wanted everything for himself. Because of his scheming, his bloodline is more or less doomed to lose control of the kingdom their ancestor had worked so hard to build and protect, in no small part thanks to their loss of focus on what the cards really meant to them and the country they were meant to be custodians of. The series has done enough to have a definitive end, although with clever writing they could come up with something original should they deem another season worth producing. It's been entertaining, with lots of style to the action scenes and the multiple card game puns having their place in the sun all series. Not the most highly rated series this season, but it doesn't have to be as it's been entertaining enough on its own merits. |
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smurky turkey
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While I have some misgivings about the second season it stayed stylish and fun to watch until the very end. There was some extra spotlight for all the pnochle players (some more than others) and there was more of a focus on the main plot compared to the first season. It has also shown that some of the weaker cards do in fact get a chance to shine.
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smurky turkey
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Just a heads up that the extra episode titled The Flowers Bloom should release tomorrow/5 november.
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smurky turkey
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Episode 25 was a decent enough episode to end the series with (a third season seem unlikely to me but who knows). Vijay finally got a bit of time in the spotlight though still not as much as I would have liked. There was a new baddy with a pretty darn powerful card and also a bit more fumbling around by Pinochle (especially so during that bit in the parking garage).
The episode is pretty much a nice bonus but nothing special or must see. |
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